Suffolk Mosquito Spraying Scheduled for Today, June 10

Suffolk County, NY - June 10, 2014 - The Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control plans to treat parts of the following salt marshes by helicopter to control mosquito larvae. Should weather conditions prevent completion of the work, it will be continued the next suitable day.

Time and date of the application: June 10, 2014 5:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Method of application: Low altitude, large droplet liquid application

Name of Pesticide: Vectobac 12AS (Bti)

Approximate location(s):

Below is a listing of marshes. Marshes that will be treated as stated above are marked “Yes” under the column labeled “Treat?”

Town of Babylon

Treat?

Town of Brookhaven (cont.)

Treat?

Sore Thumb

Fireplace Neck

Yes

Oak Beach

Wertheim NWR

Oak Beach North

Manor of St. George

Yes

West Gilgo

Smith Point North

Yes

Gilgo

Johns Neck Creek

Cedar Beach

Mastic Beach

Cedar Beach Golf Course

Pattersquash Island

Oak Island

Town of Southampton

Ox/Helicopter Island

Stokes Poges

Gilgo Island

Jagger Lane

Yes

Town of Islip

Apacuck Point

Robert Moses CG Station

Moneybogue Bay

Clam Pond

Westhampton Dunes

Captree Island East

Dune Rd (Overton)

Gardiner Park

Meadow Lane

Yes

Admiralty/Isbrandtsen

North Haven

Scully

Iron Point

Yes

Seatuck NWR

North Sea

Yes

Islip Preserve

Town of East Hampton

Quintuck Creek

Napeague

Yes

Heckscher State Park

Yes

Beach Hampton

Timber Point

Accabonac Harbor

Yes

Idle Hour

Town of Riverhead

Pepperidge Hall

Yes

Indian Island

Yes

Ludlows Creek

Overlook - Aquebogue

Yes

West Oak Recreation

Crescent Duck Farm

Yes

West Sayville GC

Aquebogue Farm

Yes

Namkee Creek

Millar Farm

Yes

Town of Brookhaven

Union Ave

Sayville YC

Pier Avenue

Yes

Stillman Creek

Town of Southold

Pine Neck Ave. (Swan River)

New Suffolk

Yes

Roe Ave. (Mud Creek)

Great Hog Neck

Yes

Abets Creek

Kerwin Blvd.

Yes

Hedges Creek

Pipes Neck Creek

Yes

Lyman Marsh

Pipes Cove

Yes

Bellport Bay

Town of Smithtown

Beaverdam Creek

Sunken Meadow

The products used by Vector Control are registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and are applied in accordance with the required State and Federal permits.

No precautions are recommended to prepare for this spraying, as the helicopter will be flying at a very low level over marsh areas and taking other precautions to control drift into inhabited areas. Human exposure from this operation is unlikely and the products involved have no significant human toxicity.